Ignoble Art by Edith Summerskill (13 results)
Published by William Heinemann 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Couple chips to top of jacket near spine.

Published by Panther 1957
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A polemic against the corruption and brutality of Boxing. 8vo. 110pp. Very good. From our large stock of boxing books and publications.

Language: English
Published by William Heinemann Ltd
- Hardcover
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Cover. discolouration to page edges.

Published by London: Heinemann, 1956 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. illustrated. A polemic against boxing.
Language: English
Published by William Heinemann, London, England 1956
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First printing. Frontis photo, 104 pp., photos, red hardcover cloth.Very Good condition.
Published by Heinemann London 1956 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Very nice copy small octavo 104pp., frontis., b/w plates, Small chip to unclipped dust jacket o/w a nice copy.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1956. 1956
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCity Basement Books
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8vo, HB, 104pp. Good condition, in fair d/w (much repaired with tape at one stage, battered, chipped, pieces missing from lower spine and upper edge and corners, faded, rubbed, creased, grubby, and generally in a sad state!). Owner's name on ffep, lightly foxed, bumped at lower edges. The other side of boxing, which the author b…elieves to be 'a medically dangerous and morally dubious occupation which harms the participants physically and the spectators mentally.'.

Published by Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition . 1956. 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains (x), 104 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Dusty to edge. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with internally repaired tears to the edges, no…t price clipped, 10s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Boxing].

Published by William Heinemann 1956
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The author argues that boxing is medically dangerous and morally dubious - an impassioned challenge against pugilism. 8vo. 104pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed and torn with some minor loss. Internally good.

Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (10s 6d net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 104pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no…inscriptions. (12/3).
Published by Heinemann Ltd., London 1956
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bücher-Insel Antiquariat Rolf Selbert, Kassel, GermanyBücher-Insel Antiquariat Rolf Selbert
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103 S. Erstausgabe. Wertiger Band in Englisch mit packenden Boxerfotos / Kämpfen etc z.B. Hein ten Hoff, Heinz Neuhaus usw. Buchperle über das Boxen - von der Autorin (+ anderer Person, Verleger oder Boxer ?) signiert, datiert (1958) + gewidmet. Ou min. Randspuren, sonst + Buch gut (wohl ungelesen, leichte Lagerspuren).
More imagesPublished by William Heinemann, London 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of Dr. Edith Summerskill's compelling case against professional boxing. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In this work, Dr. Edith Summerskill presents her… argument against professional boxing, reasoning that it is a sport which harms both the participants and the spectators physically and psychologically. She offers medical data, examples of damaging beliefs concerning the sport, and her thoughts on the human instinct for violence, making this volume an interesting read as well as well-written one. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper remains bright, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine and to the front of the wrap. Spotting to the rear of the wrap. Loss to the rear of the wrap. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Published by Heinemann 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United KingdomParrot Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. 1ST edition 1956.